University of Southern Mississippi Reviews

  • 43 Reviews
  • Hattiesburg (MS)
  • Annual Tuition: $11,450
85% of 43 students said this degree improved their career prospects
84% of 43 students said they would recommend this school to others
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Student & Graduate Reviews

Jae Douglas
  • Reviewed: 8/24/2016
  • Degree: Public Health
"As a person in my late 20's, going to a university was exciting yet intimidating. Initially the university was overwhelming. However after the first couple of months, I was glad I didn't give up. USM open it's doors of acceptance and diversity to me. I greatly enjoyed the intelligent staff, beautiful campus and diverse social settings it gave me. I would recommend the University of Southern MS to anyone open and willing to be intuitive, serious, and committed to receiving an overall great educational experience."
Kacey Chandler
  • Reviewed: 5/5/2016
  • Degree: English
"I truly enjoyed my time at Southern Miss. As a double major in English and History, I had the experience of studying under some of the best professors. The university worked with me to help me achieve my goal of graduating with two degrees. My advisers were also very knowledgeable."
Josh
  • Reviewed: 11/30/2015
  • Degree: English
"Southern Miss is a good school for self motivating people. Unmotivated students shouldn't go to university in the first place, but unfortunately the ranks are swollen with them (Not just at Southern Miss, but any typical state school). For even moderately intelligent, unmotivated students, you can slide through and get a degree without having to really challenge yourself. For the intellectually curious student, there are more than adequate resources to really max out the quality of your education. For the most part though, you will have to seek those resources out for yourself. Research professors and find out who the "hard" ones are and then sign up for their classes. Apply to the Honor's College. Learn about resources available through the library system and how to use them. Socially, there's tons to get involved with, and Hattiesburg is actually a really cool town. You can make Southern Miss into whatever kind of experience you want it to be."
Courtney Robinson
  • Reviewed: 11/29/2015
  • Degree: Higher Education
"The program advisers are absolutely the most dedicated I have ever encountered. Even though I have only met with my program adviser twice, she has been more dedicated than any other program adviser I encountered. During those two meetings, I felt that she really listened to my career goals, concerns, possible challenges, dreams, and answered all of my questions. In my four years of undergraduate degree classes, I collectively never spent this much time with an academic adviser. Although I was nervous to return and start this graduate program, her compassion and understanding made the difference and really made me go from an "I think I can do this" attitude to an "I know I can do this" attitude. With this level of support, I feel very confident in the education I am receiving at Southern Miss. I have yet to find one negative aspect of the program, quite honestly. If I was absolutely required to find a negative comment, I would encourage the graduate program to send out physical letters of acceptance, rather than emails. Despite the fact that graduate students received those letters for undergrad, I believe opening that letter is a special, heartfelt experience. Therefore, they should consider reintroducing that procedure."
Kacey Chandler
  • Reviewed: 11/28/2015
  • Degree: History
"As a second generation alumni from USM, I can truly say that I enjoyed my time at the University of Southern Mississippi. I was a double major in English and History and graduated with a degree in both areas. While at USM, I encountered some of the most intelligent professors that pushed me to read, write, and think on the next level. Upon graduation, I immediately began working on my Master's Degree. Due to the rigorous programs at USM, graduate school was not extremely difficult to find success in."
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 9/23/2015
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"This is a school with a lot of spirit and a wide variety of degree options. The music, education, and polymer science departments are especially good."
Samantha Tarver
  • Reviewed: 5/5/2015
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"The Au.D. program at the University of Southern Mississippi does a fantastic job at preparing students in their future careers as audiologists. This program provides students with a great variety of clinical experiences and a multitude of opportunities for hands on training. The program is challenging and provides students with the optimal learning experience."
Diana Davis
  • Reviewed: 1/30/2015
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"Much cheaper school than most of the others but the attitude maintained is, "We meet minimum standards.""
Allie Williams
  • Reviewed: 10/1/2014
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"The audiology graduate program is a network of tightly knit people who strive to provide the best service possible to their clients. Our equipment needs to be updated,however, and the financial aid options need to be broadened for our field."
Tenekia Payne
  • Reviewed: 8/19/2014
  • Degree: Social Work
"The cons of my graduate programs is that the objectives is to help you with building skills on a higher level, and helps students to excel their potentials. The pro is that all teachers maybe teachers but some can't give the information in the form to understand some of the information for students to learn."
A Pounds
  • Reviewed: 8/5/2014
  • Degree: Social Work
"The USM School of Social Work provides a comprehensive and engaging degree plan for individuals who desire to be future social workers. The curriculum has recently been revamped and has been adapted to meet the highest of standards to prepare students as they seek to enter the workforce as professional social workers."
Amanda Brunney Adair
  • Reviewed: 8/5/2014
  • Degree: Social Work
"The faculty at USM were very helpful and caring. The orientation and tour I had before I began really made my choice that this was the school for me. The staff always did thier best to answer questions and help me with my plans for my future. I would recomment USM highly to anyone who is looking for an inspiring and dedicated faculty and staff."
Heather
  • Reviewed: 8/5/2014
  • Degree: Social Work
"I graduated from the social work program in May. I thought it was a great program, and USM has one of the highest if not highest pass rate for the licensure exam for graduates. I passed the LSW licensure with no problem and 10 questions to spare. I was accepted into the Advanced Standing program for my Master's, and I hopped right back into school at the end of May. I would recommend Southern's social work program to anyone interested in becoming a social worker. The teachers are great and are second to none."
LaToursha Renette Ezell
  • Reviewed: 8/5/2014
  • Degree: Management
"At The University of Southern Mississippi is a family oriented university. We all come together to help each with excel in academics, community outreach, social life, and career opportunities. We are connected with highly-skilled, knowledgeable experts at Southern Miss. They can provide the necessary assistance to ensure our educational and professional development is a great for success for a lifetime not just at graduation."
Anna coggin
  • Reviewed: 11/16/2013
  • Degree: Business Administration
"The school is wonderful and the program is fair."
Brooks Abel
  • Reviewed: 9/23/2013
  • Degree: Liberal Studies
"Pros: Academic and professional standards. Quality of faculty and research facilities. Cons: Upper level administration of the University."
Elli Voorhees
  • Reviewed: 9/23/2013
  • Degree: Political Science
"My experience in the Political Science graduate program equipped me with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in academia. The size of the department was small enough to where I knew everyone in the program and could receive one on one mentoring from professors. Overall, a very affordable and worthwhile program."
Molly McNeill
  • Reviewed: 8/13/2013
  • Degree: Communications (Speech Pathology)
"I am in love with this program! The on-campus clinical opportunities have provided me with so much experience working with the child population. On the down side, I have not had many opportunities to work with adult clients and I have no experience with the geriatric population. During the last semester of this program, you are in your externships. this is where you will get most of your hands on experience outside of the on-campus clinic. Overall, I have had a great experience here and I would choose this program over any other every time."
Courtney Turner
  • Reviewed: 8/11/2013
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"Friendly, supportive faculty and staff. Plenty of graduate assistantship and financial aid opportunities. However, quality of instruction is mediocre for a doctoral level program. Also, there is a lack of diversity among clinical practicum sites surrounding the university."
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 7/21/2013
  • Degree: English
"Tell us about your college experience.My college experience wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. The thing that was best about it was the social experience; it was nice to get the feel for having roommates and also to meet a large variety of people. I fit in fairly well at the school. The work wasn't too difficult and the people were nice; there was even an anime club and an improv group that helped me to connect with others and enjoy seeing something I was really into. All that said, as far as the work goes, I sometimes feel as though the university does not properly prepare students for the real world because some of the work is too simple and graded too easily. Perhaps the best experience as far as the education aspect went, and the social for that matter, had to have been the Fiction class offered; that's where I met a large amount of my college friends, including my first girlfriend, and also got to enjoy doing what I love--writing stories.Would you get the same degree if you could start over?I think I would choose a different degree, though I am not sure what degree I would choose. I say this because around my senior year I really began thinking about how few jobs were probably looking for someone with just a degree in English. I would choose something more practical. It is for the very reason just listed that I selected "somewhat" earlier when asked if obtaining the degree helped find a job. Although I'm not hired yet, the degree has opened up more job possibilities than would be available otherwise; even so, the job possibilities in the field seem limited, hence why I would choose a different degree.What advice can you offer other students?I would advise students to go to college, but to think long and hard about what they want to do in the future, career-wise, and whether or not it would make sense in the long run. I would also advise students do everything they can to look into possible scholarships--looking online, talking to school officials, etc. Otherwise they could wind up owing loans upon graduation. Furthermore, I would likely recommend they look into online job sites so that, if they can't afford the time for a real job during their education, they can still make a couple dollars a day to assist in funding for their education, even if only by a little."